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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 001043
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/P- MARGERY BENSON/ AZZA ZAKI
INFO: ECA/PE/V/G/N-ALICE SHIFFLETT; SA/PD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL KPAO OEXC
SUBJECT: FY-2004 IV MRP ON "U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND
HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES" - JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 12, 2004:
SRI LANKAN NOMINATION
PROJECT NUMBER: E/VP-2004-0009
REF: (A) STATE 085473, (B) COLOMBO 0676
1. POST NOMINATES MR. SEEVALI I. AMITIRIGALA, LECTURER,
SRI LANKA LAW COLLEGE, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT
PROJECT.
2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
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POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VP
PROG-AGENCY-NAME:
POST-PROJ-ID: 84
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VP-2004-0009
PROJ-NAME: U.S. Foreign Policy and Human Rights Issues
- January 29-February 19, 2004
START MEMO PROJ-DESC:
END MEMO PROJ-DESC:
PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional
PROG-TYPE: IV Group Projects
FY: 2004
DEPART-POST: 01/27/2004
SESSION-DATE: 01/29/2004
RETURN-POST: 02/22/2004
NO-OF-PART: 1
RANK-ORDER: 3
START MEMO POST-OBJ:
This nomination is in support of MPP goals on
"Democracy" and "Human Rights"
END MEMO POST-OBJ:
START MEMO POST-RCMD:
END MEMO POST-RCMD:
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1027
PROG-AGENCY-ID:
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP
PROG-TYPE-ID: 31
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
STATUS: N
ORIGINATOR: P
SUBJ-DISC: Foreign Policy
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PREFIX: Mr.
F-NAME: Seevali
M-NAME: Indrajith
L-NAME: AMITIRIGALA
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: Yes
M-ADDR1: 18D, Devala Road
M-ADDR2: Pagoda
M-ADDR3:
M-CITY: Nugegoda
M-STATE:
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
M-ZONE:
M-ZIP:
M-PHONE: (94-1) 823-154
M-FAX:
M-EMAIL: seevali@itmin.com
M-CNTRY-ID: CE
M-ADDRTYPE: H
GENDER: M
DOB: 02/17/1974
MAR-STAT: S
BIRTH-CITY: Kandy
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
START MEMO POSITION:
Lecturer, Sri Lanka Law College, 2002- to date
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
2001-02 - Legal Officer, Hatton National Bank
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
None
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
UK - 1999-2001 - For postgraduate education
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
Attorney-at-Law, Sri Lanka Law College, 1998
LL.M., King's College London, University of London,
2001
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
Member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: Sinhala
ENGL-READ: 4
ENGL-SPEAK: 4
ENGL-COMP: 4
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
This nomination is in support of MPP goals on
"Democracy" and "Human Rights"
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Joe Novak
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
Mr. Amitirigala is well versed in the Sri Lankan legal
system and is a lecturer on the topic at the Sri Lanka
Law College. In his role as a lecturer he will have an
influence on Sri Lanka's future attorneys and judges.
In his current position he is proving himself a
knowledgeable contact on what is happening in Sri
Lanka's judicial circles. On a personal level he is
trying to expand his knowledge on human rights issues
as they relate to the law. An IV grant would not only
strengthen Mission's ties to this contact, but it would
also give the USG the opportunity to help direct his
interests into the human rights field.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: Political
SPEAKER?: No
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes
MEDIA?: No
HOME-STAY: Yes
HOME-HOSP?: Yes
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 119
PERSON-ID: 123
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CE
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CE
RES-CNTRY-ID: CE
FIRST-LANG-ID: SI
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 2929
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 0
DS2019-SUBJECT: 45.0901
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT: 5
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3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOMINATION.
WILLS